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Mobile OS Landscape

Mobile OS Landscape. October 2008. Agenda. Competitive Landscape Operating Systems iPhone BlackBerry Windows Mobile Android Symbian. Smartphone OS Competitive Landscape. Notes: 1. Artificially low given the wait for the 3G iPhone (5.3% market share in Q1).

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Mobile OS Landscape

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  1. Mobile OSLandscape October 2008

  2. Agenda • Competitive Landscape • Operating Systems • iPhone • BlackBerry • Windows Mobile • Android • Symbian

  3. Smartphone OS Competitive Landscape Notes: 1. Artificially low given the wait for the 3G iPhone (5.3% market share in Q1)

  4. Worldwide Smartphone Landscape Source: AdMob traffic

  5. Worldwide Smartphone Traffic TrendsSource: AdMob traffic, Sept. ‘08 WW Smartphone OS Share WW Smartphone Share of Total Mobile Traffic 5

  6. US Smartphone Landscape Source: AdMob traffic

  7. US Smartphone Traffic TrendsSource: AdMob traffic, Sept. ‘08 US Smartphone OS Share US Smartphone Share of Total Mobile Traffic 7

  8. iPhone OS (Apple) • Pros: • Strong user growth and data-hungry user base • More than 10 million iPhones sold • 3.8% of worldwide smartphone web/data traffic and 7.8% in US (1) • Application store creating a vibrant app ecosystem with great momentum • More than 3K applications (~20% free) • More than 1 million downloads • Powerful technology enablers (e.g., multi-touch, GPS, accelerometer) • Issues: • App approval process is largely a black-box to developers • Apps viewed as competitive to Apple are often shut down • Downloads highly dependent on “featured” or “top download” promotion in store • App store is the only authorized distribution channel • Apple / hardware dependent • Recent news / developments: • NDA requirement: Apple finally removed the onerous NDA requirement • Flash: signs pointing towards development of iPhone flash player • Development resources: • http://developer.apple.com/iphone/index.action • http://iphoneincubator.com/blog/ Notes: Source: AdMob internal metrics

  9. BlackBerry OS (RIM) • Pros: • Large reach and data-hungry user base • Leads US market with 31% of smartphone traffic (1) • #2 in worldwide market with 11% of smartphone traffic (1) • Developers not limited to single distribution channel • Issues: • Developer momentum appears to be shifting to iPhone • Less reach outside of North America • Application distribution more difficult today vs. iPhone’s app store • Users more email focused vs. web consuming iPhone users • RIM / hardware dependent • Recent news / developments: • BlackBerry Application Center scheduled to debut w/ BlackBerry Storm OS v4.7 • Speculation that Storm (i.e., touchscreen iPhone competitor) will be available in November • Developer resources: • http://na.blackberry.com/eng/developers/ • http://www.blackberrydeveloperconference.com/ (Oct. 20-22, Santa Clara) • http://crackberry.com/ Notes: Source: AdMob internal metrics

  10. Windows Mobile • Pros • Strong user reach • #2 in US market with 30% of smartphone traffic (1) • #2 in worldwide market with 13% of smartphone traffic (1) • Manufacturer agnostic • >18K apps • Issues • Current version in market (Windows Mobile 6) lacks support for some popular technology enablers (e.g., multi-touch, GPS, accelerometer) • Next-gen version will be late to market • Less developer enthusiasm vs. that for iPhone and Android • Application distribution more difficult today vs. iPhone’s app store • Recent news / developments: • Microsoft to launch “Skymarket” applications marketplace for Windows Mobile 7 (planned for launch in 2H ’09) • Speculation that Windows Mobile 7 will support revamped UI and multi-touch • Developer resources: • http://www.microsoft.com/windowsmobile/en-us/business/developers.mspx Notes: Source: AdMob internal metrics

  11. Android (Google) • Pros: • Open source => could help accelerate pace of innovation • Manufacturer-independent => could help accelerate consumer adoption • Technology support (e.g., touchscreen, GPS, accelerometer, video and still cameras) • Issues: • Late to market relative to iPhone • At least initially, demand is expected to trail iPhone demand • Recent news / developments: • 1st Android phone (T-Mobile G1) to go on sale on Oct. 22 • Sept. ’08: Officially released v1.0 of SDK in Sept • Aug ’08: Awarded $3.75MM to 20 developers in the Android Developer Challenge • Developer resources: • http://android-developers.blogspot.com/ • http://code.google.com/android/documentation.html

  12. Symbian (Nokia) • Pros • Massive global reach • Leads WW market with 62% of smartphone traffic (1) • 57% market share of smartphones sold in Q2 ‘08 • Like Android, being open source could help accelerate pace of innovation • Issues • Limited reach in the US • Application distribution more difficult today vs. iPhone’s app store • Recent news / developments: • June ’08: Nokia announced plans to acquire full ownership of Symbian and start the Symbian Foundation, which will be an independent force for the future development of Symbian OS. They stated that Symbian OS (including the platforms S60, UIQ and MOAP(S)) will become open source in the first half of 2009 • Developer resources: • http://www.forum.nokia.com/main/resources/technologies/symbian/ Notes: Source: AdMob internal metrics

  13. Reading List • Metrics • AdMob metrics (http://www.admob.com/s/solutions/metrics) • Opera State of the Mobile Web Report (http://www.opera.com/mobile_report/) • Mobile OS introductions / summaries • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symbian_OS • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPhone_OS • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Mobile • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Android • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BlackBerry_OS • Comparison / analysis • http://www.brighthand.com/default.asp?newsID=14142 • http://www.osnews.com/story/20329/SDK_Shoot-Out_Android_vs_iPhone • http://weblog.infoworld.com/fatalexception/archives/2008/09/sdk_shootout_an.html • http://www.alleyinsider.com/2008/10/iphone-app-store-s-brutal-reality-get-viral-or-don-t-quit-your-day-job

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